Wrapper for photographs and the like



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WRAPPER FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE LIKE Fii'ed June 15, 1927 [NI/ENTER v zma' )Tzvmzzs MKIMLBEM Patented May 28, 1929.

nset AAGE ANDREAS MIKKELSEN, OF SCHENEC'IAD'Y, NEW YORK.

WRAPPER F03 PHOTOGRAPHS AND THE L KE.

Application filed June 13,

The present invention relates to wrappers for flat, rectangular articlessuch as photographs and the like. It is particularly well adapted forwrapping photographs and as this is one important application of theinvention, I have illustrated and hereinafter particularly described itas applied to this use. It is to be understood, however, that myinvention is notlimited to this particular use but may be used-whereverfound applicable. When photographs have been mounted in folders, it isdesirable that they be A further object of the invention is to provide awrapper-which will hold equally well either one or a plurality-ofphotographs and one wherein the photograph or photographs may be easilyand quickly inserted and removed.

For-a consideration of what I believe to be'novel and my invention,attention is di-' rected tothe accompanying description and the claimsappended thereto.

In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a face view of a wrapper embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a similar view-illustrating the manner in which thewrapper is used. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but with the topplate or piece removed. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a wrapper with anumber of photographs therein and Figs. 5and 6 are detailviews onalarger scale.

Referring to the drawing, the wrapper comprises a bottom plate or basepiece 1, a top plate or cover piece 2 and an elastic holding member 3.The topa'nd bottom plates or pieces may be'made from any suitablematerial such as cardboard, wood, metal, hard rubber orthe like.Preferably, however, I

make them from cardboard of suitable thickness, the edges of thecardboard being beveled to assist in giving an attractive appearance Thetop plate issomewhat 1927. Serial No. 198,324.

so thatwhen placed on the bottom plate there is left a marginal edge ofthe bottom plate projecting on all sides beyond the edges of the topplate. 1

The elastic holding member 3 is in theform of a continuous elastic bandwhich extends diagonally across the upper left hand corner and the lowerright hand corner on the front of the wrapper and across the upper-righthand corner andthe lower left hand corner at the back of the wrapper. Inthe edges of bottom plate or base piece 1 are slots l'in which theholding member 3 is located. The slots 4, orat least, those atthe-lowerright hand corner, extend in a direction other than paralleltothe'transverse plane of the web and preferably at an angleapproximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the web whereby thereareprovided triangular shaped corners as are indicated at 5. The member'3 may be intheform of flat elastic webbing of suitable color or itmaybe of other suit-e able form and character asfound desirable.

Fig. 1 shows the wrapper with the parts in normal positions; theportions 'of'the band extending across the upper left hand corner Iacross the lower right hand corner of cover piece 2 is pulled down andsnapped under the lower right hand corner of base piecel' as is shown inFig.2; The lower portion of cover piece 2 can be then lifte'd and thephotographs slipped between it and the base piece 1. The lower righthand portion of the band is then placed back again over the corner ofcover plate 2as isillustratedparticularly in F ig. 4. The photographsare then held firmly between the top and base pieces. In Fig. 4, 6indicates the photographs between'the pieces land 2.

Vvhen it is desired to'remove the ph'otographs it is necessary only toreverse the operation just described. c

From a consideration of the foregoing, it will be clear'that the wrapperis handy to use and that photographs maybe easily and photographsarefirmly held and that the This is of advantage package is compact.when the packages of wrapped photographs are to be filed until thecustomer calls for them since it means that the photographs take up theminimum amount of filing space and that the. photographs are wellprotected. and when a customer calls for photographs, the photographscan be quickly removed from the wrapper, displayed to the customer andreturned to the wrapper again so that the customer receives a neat,attractive packa 'e. v y

It willbe noted that, by reason of the directions in which the slots 4extend, when the portion of the band is moved from the front of thewrapper as is shown in Fig. 1 to the rear of the wrapper as is shown inFig. 2, the band will not come out of the slots but on the contrarybinds around the triangular shaped corners 5 and clamps tightly againstthe back of the base member. This is more clearly illustrated in Fig. 3and also in the detail views in Figs. 5 and 6 wherein Fig. 5 shows thenormal position of the band relatively to a slot 4 and Fig. 6 shows theposition of the band when transferred to the back of the wrapper. Iconsider the arrangement of slots 4 as being one of the important andadvantageous features of my invention, although as to certain aspects ofmy invention, it is to be understood that it is not limited necessarilyto this particular slotfastening meansfor the elastic band.

Ordinarily, it is more convenient to remove the band at the lower righthand cor ner of the wrapper and if desired only the slots 4 at thiscorner need be specially arranged as described. However, it may bedesirable sometimes to remove also the portion of the band at the upperleft hand corner so preferably I arrange all the slots the same way.Since the band when transferred to the back of base member 1 is heldagainst it, the hand does not sag down and hence is not in the way wheninserting or removing photographs.

It will be seen that my improved wrapper comprises onlythe base and toppieces 1 and 2 and the elastic holding means. As a result it can bemanufactured at low cost. Also, it will be seen that it can be easilyand quickly assembled, it being necessary in the case of the embodimentof the invention illustrated, merelyto place the two pieces 1 and 2 ontop of each other and slip the band 3 in positionv in slots 4.

The wrapper has thefurther advantage that it is'neat and attractiveinappearance. It lends itself readily to being made up in different colorcombinations and styles, and to having suitable advertising matterplaced on it. Also, it has the advantage that a number of differentphotograph sizes may be placed readily in one size of wrapper, theutility and attractiveness of the package not being affected adverselyby placing in the wrapper photographs somewhat smaller than ,ess

the wrapper. This means, that with a few stock sizes of wrappers, allphotograph sizes maybe taken care of.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I havedescribed the principle of operation of my invention, together with thestructure which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof.It is to be understood, however, that this is only by way of example andthat the invention may take such other forms and arrangements as comewithin the scope of the appended claims. I What I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the .United States,is: 1. Awrapper of the character described comprising a rigid base member, acover member, and elastic means which extends diagonally across a cornerof the cover member and is attached to the base member for holding thecover member on the base member, the elastic means beingadapted to betransferred to the rear of the base member. 2. A,wrapper of thecharacter described comprising a rigid base member, av cover member, anda continuous elastic band which extends diagonally across diagonallyopposite corners of the cover member and diagonally'across diagonallyopposite corners of Y least one corner ofthe cover member being adaptedto be transferred to the rear of the base member. I

3. A wrapper of the character described comprising a rigid base member,a cover member, and a continuous elastic band which extends diagonallyacross diagonally opposite corners of the cover member and diagonallyacross diagonally opposite corners of the base member, said base memberbeing provided with slots in which the elastic band is located to attachthe band to the base member, the portion of the band at at least onecorner of the cover member being adapted to be transferred to the rearof the base member. V I

4. In a wrapper for photographs and the like, a rectangular rigid basemember, a rectangular cover member, and elastic means which extendsdiagonally across diagonally opposite corners of the cover member, saidbase member having slots in its edges in which said elastic means engageto attach them to the base member, the elastic means at one of saidcorners being adapted to be transferred to the rear of the base member.

5. Ina wrapper for photographs and the like, a rectangular rigidbase-member, a rectangular cover member, and a continuous elastic memberwhich extends diagonally across'diagonallyopposite corners of the covermember and diagonally across diagonally opposite corners of the basemember, said base member having slots in its edges Which extendapproximately in the direction of the portion of the elastic memberWhich extends across the cover member and in which said elastic memberengages for fastening the elastic member to the base member.

6. In a Wrapper for photographs or the like, a flat, rectangular, rigidbase member, a flat, rectangular cover member, and elastic fasteningmeans Which is attached to the base member at points spaced from acorner of the base member and extends diagonally across such corner,said elastic fastening means having elasticity sufiicient to allow 1t tobe transferred around the corner from one side of the base member to theother.

7. In a Wrapper for photographs or the like, a flat, rectangular, rigidbase member,

base member at points spaced fro1ndiago= nally opposite corners of thebase member and extends diagonally across such corners, said elasticfastening means having elasticity sufiicient to at either corner allowit to be transferred around the corner from one side of the base memberto the other;

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 11 day of June,1927.

AAGE ANDREAS MIKKELSEN.

